Arson-trained Dog Flees Station, Returned Station

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SAN DIEGO: It was a doggone happy ending.

Hollie, an arson-trained black Labrador, made a break from the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department headquarters yesterday, but she was picked up by a passing motorist and returned to her handler about two hours later.

“She's a valuable asset to the fire-rescue arson investigation unit,” said Battalion Chief Dave Williams of the Metro Arson Strike Team.

Arson-trained Dog Flees Station

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No GPS chip implanted in such an expensive and valuable dog?

Edited June 4, 2008 by bvfdjc316

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I'm sure they have the Id chips, but no there is no implantable lojac type device available for animals. That smallest GPS transmitters I'm aware of are probably about 1/2 pound or more and would have to be above the skin to transmit. The implantable devices are about the size of a large grain of rice and can be read with a hand scanner.

[SRS131EMTFF 471]

If not a GPS then something to find it quicker in the event like this that it was lost. Maybe a radio collar or something.

How about something like this. I found it in 5 seconds after I typed in "GPS locator dogs"

Link: http://www.amazon.com/Global-Pet-Finder-GP...r/dp/B000CEN0YC